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Meanings of pestered in inglés

Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances.

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Examples for "annoyed"
Examples for "annoyed"
1
The crowd started; some looked annoyed; on the arm of His Excellency.
Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 04 : Tales of Puritan...
2
Team members are annoyed that they weren't allowed to access similar deals.
BBC
3
Clearly it is an issue and she is right to be annoyed.
The Guardian
4
He was clearly annoyed by my presence the first time, I said.
In a gilded cage
5
He said people following the rules would be annoyed others were not.
Radio NZ
1
This seems the moment to introduce a vexed question from the past.
The Guardian
2
What that will do to ANC electoral support is a vexed question.
The South African
3
Aunt Mercy reproved me; but the loss of the pigeons vexed her.
The Morgesons: A Novel
4
The generosity of Finnachta failed in settling the vexed question of tribute.
An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
5
In English, I added: Please do not be vexed with me, father.
Caleb's crossing
1
My family and friends were harassed by police and state security agents.
The Guardian
2
He said political activists were being harassed and farm seizures were continuing.
Reuters
3
Officers were harassed with late night phone calls and threatening text messages.
The Guardian
4
He said that since January, the occupants had been harassed by police.
The South African
5
Dissidents say they are routinely monitored and harassed by state security agents.
Reuters
1
Isn't it enough that I am harried all day long at work?
A Confederacy of Dunces
2
I know of a number of examples were harried executives have conceded.
The Guardian
3
EBONY: That sounds like medicine for when things get harried… TR: Exactly.
Ebony
4
We get special attention even though the workers look frazzled and harried.
World After
5
Four minutes later the harried assistant manager picked up the ringing telephone.
The bourne ultimatum
Usage of pestered in inglés
1
After this latest meeting, it's clear ICANN still needs to be pestered.
Wired
2
I ask Trudl if they are often pestered by climbers like us.
Rock and Ice Magazine
3
Dena had pestered him to bring along her own list of presents.
The Postman
4
So they dropped me like a hot potato; never pestered me again.
A Simpleton
5
Jim Cornette was a fan of Jay's work, so I pestered him.
On Edge
6
He saw a brigade going to the relief of its pestered fellows.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
7
You'd be as warm, maybe, if you were pestered as I am.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Ho...
8
That would be just my luck, to be pestered by runaway dirts.
English passengers
9
Scroggs pestered his daughter for about a month to make her decision.
At Good Old Siwash
10
The Carolinas, no longer pestered by Grand Models, became another rustic paradise.
The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 / F...
11
Those other men saw that he was different, and they pestered him.
Buttered Side Down: Stories
12
A schoolgirl and a widow reported being pressured and pestered for sex.
The Guardian
13
Ever since September he had been pestered with injunctions, threatened with attachments.
A Little Journey in the World
14
Now, thought I, I shall be pestered to death by this crank.
The Cruise of the Snark
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Now, we don't wish to be pestered with your persecutions any longer.
The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler; Or, Working for the Custom Hou...
16
I went home and pestered her about who my father was.
The Guardian
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
Common